Banditproof window for bank inclosures



J. G. ICKIS BANDITPROOF WINDOW FOR BANK INCLOSURES 4May 11 1926. A y1,583,836

Filed Jan. 15, 1925 'lll/Illa Y im 53 mili M Patented May 11, 1926.

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BANDITIROOF! WINDOW' FOR? BNK'I INCL'OSURES.

application med January rl`his invention relates bro'adlyzto windows for bank inclosures, and more-specifrcally to -a Y cashiers .Lor teller?s vwindow orban-ks.

The primary objectief the inventionisto provide a win'dowJoribank'sinclosures which shall lbef substantially bandit prooi-fthat--is` A l n ward by orA through.- the eoimte .rl.w t.' and .car-4 l structure of the.'icharacte'namentionedf ein-1 vv'bodyingmeans:.wherebyiis' prevented-thein-l fullyffdescri'bed, `reference sons within' 1 thel f incloisurey practically complete protectioniagainst* bullets ,firedr from i without.- l

further.x obj ect iisg to if. provide'.v a; window' troduction': iof afkhand's through i the window. opening to al fpointat Whiohaartieles lor 'money "restingU upon I the desk can! bei grasped.

` With thesegand other obj ectsoin .ViewsA the.

invention; resides inithe :features of Iconstruction,rl arrangement? 'ofi xpartswand; combinations of 'elementswfhiclr; will' shereinafter:v be `lfbeingffhad lto the la'ec'ornpanying draw.ings',fiinwhic'h Figure 1' is a front lelevationffoff the vinvenftion;

Figure- 2 l1s affseeti'onion` line:

Y 21.-;2., i i Figure 31 is' a partial: top,` plenarie-w of: the

' Figure bis Aanenlarged*idetail.View ofthe Vsashlocking means;

' the usual 'pilasters losa-ted fat opposite;I

: HReferring: tofsaid drawings,. lrindicates 'llclosurev'wall 3 behindwhich:the;tellers1 .and

` A votherl employees of aibank yperfor-In their vduties; -saidf'windowf'f.openingQ'being lloeiated, `as ordinarily,- directlyover. a desk vor" coun'-l ter 4. Y

f Fitted'in5the 'upperfportion lofthe fwindow opening' 25 preferably ina .permanent Vmanneri-'1s ai window sash 5 Islip-porting `a..pane

6 ofjtransparentf glass .off'bullet proof thick- Aness' and' density.

.f iA similar glass l pane 7,

, f' 'carriedby a metallic sashlS-,isemployedin 4-or vadj acent to 'the'lower portion oli-said winmounted l,upon thefopposite pil-asters-l/:and

extend rearwa'rdtherefrom for supporting Vthe-'sash Sat ai suitabledistancerearward,y

orv inward.; with :respect :to: the 'vertical fplane inwhich' the 'pane dislocated.v Fixed' toeach ofthe lateral, or'upr1ght, membersofthe n :sash 8 s a small "bracket'lO Iorrother equivaside-s disposed f guideways '13; 1925.'1 Serial rNo: 2,216.k

lent device to.- which is. attached.an'ferid vof acable or fcord 11; Said rcorel. leads veirticlal rie s upon itslowerzend. afweighull Said weights :constitute .,f counter-balance weights i by which, Vthelowerfsash Sanaybeusupported .in elevatedipositioiuas whenalarge packages fgopening.

, `In its-normal loweredfpositionVthe sash f has itsrlower -.edge located approximately inthefplane foftheftop of the.counter.4-;,.zmd

i fbe'freadily .passed-is'ormed. direeltlyln beneath said sash by the provision-.inthe eounterof atransverse; trough 214r whiehmaybe of any @appropriate length. and width ""With-thei lower edge f'of.- the lsash 8a locatedlon ,or/.below thewlevel'.y of thecounter, the. safety of" bank -f are l tombe passed. through rfthe f windowl apassageway. through which; deposits, .pass f books,v money and like smallfaartielesl may l :employees behind.' thes counter. from, ibullets I i'red fbeneath. said sash ,is practically assured. Further, vsaid sash,v has, itsupperedgef felisposed at such a height .abovejthezlevel offthe lower edge of theupper sash 5 that a bullet lired thereoyer Jfrom 'without .tlie,window bank z enclosure. .Additionally," f the i' .lower l sash :has: .such greateriwidththanlthewindow open-ing :andhas itsalateraledges solocatedmwith respect. to the i sidesr of -.the latter @that a bullet\direetedalaterally,Tof itsssver.-

tical f edges vr.from outside the\ Vopneming .must `beA at suclr anajngle :th'atiteannotz: reach persons behind .tliefcou-nter.

mustffbevdirectedfat `suchuan'.langlne that iti willff'plassover the-.he'ads.otoccupants ofthe Asfisyapparentgrthe openspaces surroundv ing'the lo'wer-` sash] proy'deorapassage of thefvoice ina mannernot seriously 'aeeting zthe conducty o-.Ibusinessfthnough. the window r-:in I the-` usual. manner. f

A metallic -g guards may tbe disposed rearward of the lower sash 8 in a position to.y

I :further :shield lpersons. behind the counter `firom bullets:V ired-.throughthe space` beneath said-fsash when the flatter `.occupies its-normal lowered position. Said g :guard .consists .off ay .bar lehlavfingjits t endsl :turned .outward at fright-Sangles Athereto `for forming. lugs 15a which .are -pivotally mounted; .as upon ,rear- 'wardly extendingbars 16.carried. fby theopl lposite pilasters` 1. E n-.its .lowered position .passage of articles inward or said guard rests upon the counter 4 adjacent to the trough 14, as shown in Figs. l and 2, and money, pass books and the like may be readily passed outwardly thereover into the trough; or said guard may be swung upward to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 to allow more nearly unobstructed outward through the space intermediate the sash and the bott-om of the trough. A handle 17 is carried by the guardA bar whereby the latter may be conveniently raised and lowered by hand.

To secure the lower sash 8 againstelevation thereof from without, a suitable locking device 1s provided. Said device, as

`herein shown, comprises a flexible metal finger 18 having one end attached to one of the brackets 9 and carrying a lug or pin 19 which is thereby normally held seated in a socket 20 provided at an appropriate point in an upright member of the metallic sash 8.

The trough 14 preferably has a metallic lining 21 which, at its inner edge portion, is disposed substantially vertically, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby either to stop or to deflect in a substantially vertical direction bullets striking thereagainst.

l/Vhile l havedescribed my invention more or less in detail, it will be appa-rent that many changes in the forms and arrangement k'of the parts may suggest themselves to mechanics and others; and, therefore, 1 am not to be understood as intending to limit the invention 'to the precise construction shown and described except as may be required by the terms of It-he appended claims.

`Wl1at is claimed is 1. A window for bank inclosures, comprising, in combination with an inclosureV wall having a window opening therein, a

counter within said inclosure having its top substantially in the horizontal plane of said opening, a window pane of bullet proof glass located across said opening at a substantial rdistance rearward of the plane of said wall whereby are provided a top and opposite lateral voice passages, said pane having its lower Vedgev located approxi mately in the plane of the top of said coun-v and normally supported with its lower edge approximately in the horizontal plane of said counter, said brackets serving to space said pane at a substantial distance rearward of the planeV of said wall whereby are afforded a top and opposite lateral voice passages, and a metallic trough disposed below said plane and providing a passageway beneath said pane.

8. A window for bank inclosures, comprising, in combination with an inclosure wall having a window opening therein, brackets mounted on said wall at opposite sides of said opening, said brackets extending a substantial distance rearwardly from said wall, a glass window vertically movable in the outer end portions of said brackets, said window having a greater length and width than said opening, said brackets maintaining said window spaced from the plane of said wall whereby are provided surrounding voice passages, pulleys mounted over said window, weighted cables passed over said pulleys, said window being normally disposed with its lower edge substantially in the horizontal plane of the lower end of said opening, and a trough providing a passageway beneath said window.

4. A window for bank inclosures, comprising, in combination with an inclosure wall having a window opening therein, brackets mounted on said wall at opposite sides of said opening, said brackets extending rearwardly a substantialy distance from said wall, a glass window vertically movable in the outer end portions'ofsaid brackets, said window being maintained by said brackets spaced a substantial distance rearwardly of the plane of said wall whereby are provided surrounding voice passages,

pulleys mounted. over said window, weighted cablespassed over said pulleys, said window being normally disposed with its lower edge approximately on a level with'the lower end of said opening, a trough affording a passageway beneath said window, and a pivoted guard located rearward of the vertical plane of said window, said guardbeing normally disposed to obstruct horizontal passage of objects beneath said window and to permit outward passage of objects over the top thereof and thence through said passageway. Y

5. A window for bank inclosures, comprising, in combination with an inclosure wall having a window opening therein, a counter having itstop in the horizontal plane with the bottom of said opening, brackets mounted on said wall at opposite sides of said opening and extending rearwardly from said wall, a glass window vertically movable on the outer ends of said brackets and spaced by the'latter a substantial distance .rearwardly of the planey of said wall to provide top and opposite lateral ois voice passages, pulleys mounted over said window, weighted cables passed over said pulleys, said window being normally disposed approximately on the ytop of said counter, releasable means for retaining said window in said position, a trough in said counter beneath said window, and a shiftable guard normally overlying said counter adjacent to the inner edge of said trough.

6. A window for bank inclosures, comprising, in combination with an inclosure wall having a Window opening therein, a window pane of bullet proof glass of greater dimensions than said opening located across the latter at a substantial distance rearward of said wall to provide a surrounding open voice passage, rearwardly extending brackets in which said pane is vertically slidable, said brackets serving to maintain the spaced relation of said pane with respect to said wall, said pane being supported with its lower edge approximately in the plane of the lower end of said opening, and a trough providing a passageway beneath said pane.

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JOHN G. ICKIS.

I In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa- 25 

